KR20220090198A - Shelf apparatus and refrigerator including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the refrigerator may include a shelf device provided in a storage room. The shelving device includes a first shelf part, a second shelf part provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf part, some of which are coupled to both sides of the first shelf part, and the rest protrude forward from both sides of the first shelf part. It may include a support member for supporting the sliding second shelf, and a reinforcing member coupled to the support member and reinforcing the rigidity of the support member.

Description

Shelf unit and refrigerator including same

The present invention relates to a shelf device and a refrigerator including the same, and more particularly, to a shelf device having a structure with increased durability and a refrigerator including the same.

The content described in this section merely provides background information on the present invention and does not constitute the prior art.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a refrigerator is a device that freezes or refrigerates food by maintaining the temperature of a storage area provided in the refrigerator at a predetermined temperature using a refrigeration cycle comprising a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The refrigerator generally includes a storage area, for example, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment.

Refrigerators are also classified according to the location of the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. For example, in a Top Mount Type in which the freezer compartment is disposed above the refrigerating compartment, a Bottom Freezer Type in which the freezer compartment is disposed at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment, the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are left and right by a partition wall. It can be divided into a partitioned side-by-side type and the like.

The freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment are provided inside a cabinet constituting the external shape of the refrigerator, and are opened and closed by the freezing compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door, respectively. The freezer compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door are rotatably mounted to the cabinet, and each door is provided with a gasket to seal the inside of the storage compartment.

Devices such as shelves and drawers for storing food, drinks, and the like may be provided in the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

In the case of a shelf, considering its own load and the load of the stored object when it is placed, it may receive a large load continuously and repeatedly during use, which may cause damage or deformation.

Therefore, it is required to manufacture a lathe device having a structure with improved durability by suppressing deformation and damage caused by load.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a shelf device with improved durability against load.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lathe device having a solid coupling structure between a support member and a reinforcing member.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned may be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the examples of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the appended claims.

An embodiment of the refrigerator may include a shelf device provided in a storage room.

The shelving device includes a first shelf part, a second shelf part provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf part, some of which are coupled to both sides of the first shelf part, and the rest protrude forward from both sides of the first shelf part. It may include a support member for supporting the sliding second shelf, and a reinforcing member coupled to the support member and reinforcing the rigidity of the support member.

A boss protruding laterally of the support member may be formed on one side of the support member, and a first insertion hole into which the boss is inserted may be formed in the reinforcing member at a portion corresponding to the boss.

The support member and the reinforcing member may be formed as a pair, respectively.

A coupling portion having a first through hole protruding downwardly and formed in an inner direction of the support member is formed on the front portion of the support member, and a second insertion hole is formed in a portion corresponding to the first through hole in the front portion of the reinforcing member. can be formed.

Since the first screw bolt is fastened to the first through hole and the second insertion hole, the support member and the reinforcing member may be coupled to each other.

The first insertion hole may be formed in the central portion of the reinforcing member at the rear of the second insertion hole.

A third insertion hole to which the second screw bolt is fastened may be formed in the rear portion of the reinforcing member.

The reinforcing member may be disposed on the inner side of the coupling part, and the first insertion hole and the third insertion hole may be disposed on an outer side surface of the support member.

According to an embodiment of the shelving device, a second shelf part provided to be slidable in the front and rear directions with respect to the first shelf part is coupled to both sides of the first shelf part, and the rest protrudes forward from both sides of the first shelf part and slides. a support member for supporting the second shelf, and a reinforcing member coupled to the support member and reinforcing the rigidity of the support member, wherein a boss protruding in the lateral direction of the support member is formed on one side of the support member, the reinforcing member includes A first insertion hole into which the boss is inserted may be formed in a portion corresponding to the boss in the central portion.

A coupling part having a first through hole protruding downward and formed in an inner direction of the support member is formed in the front part of the support member, and a second insertion hole is formed in a portion corresponding to the first through hole in the front part of the reinforcing member. can be formed.

A third insertion hole to which the second screw bolt is fastened is formed in the rear portion of the reinforcing member, the reinforcing member is disposed inside the coupling portion, and the first insertion hole and the third insertion hole may be disposed on the outer side of the support member have.

In the shelf apparatus of a refrigerator according to the present invention, the reinforcing member is coupled to the support member to reinforce the rigidity of the support member, so that the reinforcing member can support the load applied to the shelf apparatus so as not to deform even if the shelf apparatus is used for a long time.

In addition, in the shelf device of the refrigerator according to the present invention, a boss is formed in the center of the support member and a corresponding first coupling groove is formed in the reinforcing member, and the support member and the reinforcing member are coupled to each other so as to be in close contact with each other at the center of the support member. and the reinforcing member can be firmly coupled in the entire longitudinal direction thereof. Due to this structure, it is possible to effectively suppress the bending of the entire lathe device due to the support member and the reinforcing member being lifted from their central portions.

In addition to the above-described effects, the specific effects of the present invention will be described together while describing specific details for carrying out the invention below.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a second shelf portion of the lathe device is folded in FIG. 1 .
3 is an exploded view illustrating a lathe apparatus according to an embodiment.
4 is a side view of a lathe apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a side view of a reinforcing member according to an embodiment.
6 is a perspective view showing the lathe device in which the reinforcing member is omitted.
7 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a lathe device according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a view for explaining a structure in which the reinforcing member is coupled to the lathe device.

The above-described objects, features and advantages will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar components.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from other components, and unless otherwise stated, it goes without saying that the first component may be the second component.

Throughout the specification, unless otherwise stated, each element may be singular or plural.

As used herein, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “consisting of” or “comprising” should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or various steps described in the specification, some of which components or some steps are It should be construed that it may not include, or may further include additional components or steps.

Throughout the specification, when “A and/or B” is used, it means A, B or A and B, unless otherwise stated, and when “C to D” is used, it means that there is no specific opposite description. Unless otherwise specified, it means that it is greater than or equal to C and less than or equal to D.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the second shelf unit 120 of the shelf apparatus 100 is folded in FIG. 1 .

The refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment 10 and a freezing compartment 20 . The refrigerating compartment 10 may be disposed at an upper portion and a freezing compartment 20 may be disposed at a lower portion thereof. Conversely, the freezing compartment 20 may be disposed at an upper portion, and the refrigerating compartment 10 may be disposed at a lower portion thereof.

In this specification, for clarity, a refrigerator having a structure in which the refrigerating compartment 10 is disposed at the upper portion and the freezing compartment 20 is disposed at the lower portion will be described as an example.

The refrigerator may include a first door 30 for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment 10 and a second door 40 for opening and closing the freezing compartment 20 . In the drawings, the first door 30 and the second door 40 are provided as two each, but in another embodiment, at least one of the first door 30 and the second door 40 may be provided as one. .

In the refrigerating compartment 10 or the freezing compartment 20 , a storage compartment 11 , which is a space for storing food and beverages, may be formed. The storage compartment 11 may be provided with various shelves and drawers for placing or receiving stored items. In addition, a rack to which shelves, drawers, etc. can be coupled may be provided on the wall surface of the storage room 11 .

The refrigerator according to the embodiment may include the shelf device 100 provided in the storage compartment 11 . The shelf apparatus 100 may include a first shelf part 110 and a second shelf part 120 . The first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 generally have a plate-like shape, and storage items may be placed thereon.

The first shelf unit 110 may be coupled to, for example, a rack provided in the storage compartment 11 to arrange the storage compartment 11 . The second shelf part 120 may be provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the storage compartment 11 with respect to the first shelf part 110 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , in a state in which the second shelf part 120 is unfolded, the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 form a single shelf, and the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 are formed. Storage can be placed on the second shelf 120 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , in a state in which the second shelf part 120 is folded, the second shelf part 120 is located below the first shelf part 110 , and in this case, the first shelf part 110 and the second The shelf part 120 may be in a state of overlapping each other in the vertical direction.

Since the second shelf unit 120 is provided to be slidably movable with respect to the first shelf unit 110 , the area in which the shelf device 100 can accommodate the stored items can be changed. Due to this structure, the shelving device 100 can efficiently accommodate various sizes and types of storage in the storage compartment 11 by changing the accommodating area according to the size and characteristics of the storage material stored in the storage compartment 11 . can make it happen

3 is an exploded view showing the lathe device 100 according to an embodiment. 4 is a side view of the shelf apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. 5 is a side view of the reinforcing member 140 according to an embodiment. 6 is a perspective view showing the lathe device 100 in which the reinforcing member 140 is omitted.

The shelf apparatus 100 according to the embodiment may further include a support member 130 and a reinforcing member 140 . A part of the support member 130 is coupled to both sides of the first shelf part 110, and the rest of the second shelf part 120 protrudes forward from both sides of the first shelf part 110 and slides. can support

The support member 130 is provided as a pair and may be coupled to both sides of the first shelf unit 110 , respectively. The support member 130 may be fixedly coupled to both sides of the first shelf unit 110 by a coupling mechanism such as a bolt. Alternatively, the support member 130 may be manufactured integrally with the first shelf unit 110 by, for example, injection molding.

The support member 130 includes the load of the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 provided in a relatively thin plate shape, and the storage placed on the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 . By supporting the load of water, it is possible to suppress deformation of the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 by the load of itself and the stored object.

The support member 130 may be manufactured in a relatively thick shape in the vertical direction in order to support the load mainly acting in the downward direction in the storage chamber 11 . The support member 130 may be formed of, for example, a plastic material.

The second shelf unit 120 may be slidably coupled to the support member 130 . To this end, protrusions coupled to the support member 130 may be formed on both side surfaces of the second shelf unit 120 .

In addition, on the inner surface of the support member 130 , that is, at a portion where the pair of support members 130 face each other, the protrusion of the second member is coupled to be slidable and has a recessed shape to guide the movement of the protrusion. A guide rail may be formed.

The guide rail is formed under the first shelf unit 110 , and the second shelf unit 120 is positioned below the first shelf unit 110 , and is positioned with respect to the first shelf unit 110 . It can guide the sliding movement in the front-rear direction of the storage chamber (11).

The reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to the support member 130 and reinforce the rigidity of the support member 130 . The reinforcing member 140 may be provided as a pair, and may be coupled to the outer surface of the pair of support members 130 to support the support member 130 .

When a load is continuously and repeatedly applied to the support member 130 , the support member 130 itself may also be deformed. In particular, when the support member 130 is formed of a plastic material, the plastic is vulnerable to continuous and repeated external forces, and the longer the shelf device 100 is used, the longer the shelf device 100 including the support member 130 is damaged. can be easily deformed.

The reinforcing member 140 is coupled to the support member 130 to reinforce the rigidity of the support member 130 , thereby supporting the load applied to the shelf device 100 so as not to deform even if the shelf device 100 is used for a long time. can

The reinforcing member 140 may be manufactured to have a relatively thick shape in the vertical direction in order to support the load mainly acting in the downward direction on the lathe device 100 . On the other hand, in order to reduce its own load, the thickness may be formed thin.

The reinforcing member 140 may be made of a metal material having excellent fatigue strength so as not to be easily deformed by a load applied continuously and repeatedly. More suitably, it is suitable to be provided with a stainless steel material having excellent corrosion resistance and high aesthetics.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to the outside of the support member 130 by a coupling mechanism such as a bolt. When viewed in the longitudinal direction of the support member 130, the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to the front portion and the rear portion thereof by means of coupling mechanisms, respectively.

However, the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 coupled thereto may be formed to have a considerably longer length. Due to this structure, in the case where the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 are coupled by a coupling mechanism at the front and rear portions of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 , the support member 130 is located at the center of the reinforcing member 140 . ) and the reinforcing member 140 may be in an excited state with each other.

Therefore, in the case of a coupling failure occurring in the position of the coupling mechanism different from the design value in the coupling process at the front part and the rear part, the central part of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140, for example, the reinforcing member 140 deformation may occur.

In addition, if the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 are in an elevated state with each other at the center of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 , and this continues to be maintained, reinforcement in the process of using the lathe device 100 . Since the member 140 does not sufficiently support the shelving device 100 , durability of the shelving device 100 may be deteriorated or damage may occur.

Therefore, in order to improve the durability of the lathe device 100, the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 in the center of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 do not lift each other, and a structure in which the reinforcing member 140 is closely coupled to each other. need to have Hereinafter, such a structure will be described in detail.

7 is a perspective view illustrating a part of the shelf apparatus 100 according to an embodiment. 8 is a view for explaining a structure in which the reinforcing member 140 is coupled to the shelf apparatus 100 . The support member 130 may include an upper portion 130a and an extension portion 130b extending downward from the upper portion 130a. In this case, the reinforcing member 140 may be mounted on the outside of the extension portion 130b.

Hereinafter, in describing the coupling of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 , unless otherwise specified, the coupling of the reinforcing member 140 to the extension portion 130b of the support member 130 is described. will be.

A coupling portion 132 having a first through hole 1321 that protrudes downwardly and is formed in an inward direction of the support member 130 may be formed in the front portion of the support member 130 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the coupling part 132 may be formed to protrude downward from the lower surface of the upper part 130a of the support member 130 .

A second insertion hole 142 may be formed in a portion corresponding to the first through hole 1321 in the front portion of the reinforcing member 140 .

A first screw bolt 210 is fastened to the first through hole 1321 and the second insertion hole 142 , so that the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to each other. With this structure, the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to each other by the first screw bolts 210 at their front portions.

A third insertion hole 143 to which the second screw bolt 220 is fastened may be formed in the rear portion of the reinforcing member 140 . In this case, a groove into which the second screw bolt 220 is inserted may be formed in a side surface of the support member 130 corresponding to the third insertion hole 143 of the reinforcing member 140 . With this structure, the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to each other by the second screw bolt 220 at their rear portion.

The reinforcing member 140 may be disposed inside the coupling part 132 , and the first insertion hole 141 and the third insertion hole 143 may be disposed on an outer side surface of the support member 130 . .

As shown in FIG. 7 , the front portion of the reinforcing member 140 may be fitted into a gap formed by the outer side surface of the support member 130 and the coupling portion 132 being spaced apart from each other. In the state inserted into the gap, the first screw bolt 210 may be inserted into the first through hole 1321 of the coupling part 132 and the second insertion hole 142 of the reinforcing member 140 to be fastened.

The front part of the reinforcing member 140 is mounted in the gap formed between the outer side surface of the support member 130 and the inner side surface of the coupling part 132, and the support member 130 is mounted by the first screw bolt 210. can be coupled to Due to this structure, the front portion of the reinforcing member 140 may be in close contact with the support member 130 , and may be easily disposed at a designed position with respect to the support member 130 .

A boss 131 protruding in a lateral direction of the support member 130 may be formed on one side of the support member 130 . In this case, the boss 131 may be integrally formed with the support member 130 and may be formed to protrude from the outer side of the extension portion 130b of the support member 130 .

A first insertion hole 141 into which the boss 131 is inserted may be formed in the reinforcing member 140 at a portion corresponding to the boss 131 . As the boss 131 of the support member 130 is fitted into the first insertion hole 141 , the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to the central portion of the support member 130 .

The first insertion hole 141 may be formed in a central portion of the reinforcing member 140 at the rear of the second insertion hole 142 . That is, the first insertion hole 141 is disposed between the first insertion hole 141 and the third insertion hole 143 so as to be disposed at a position corresponding to the boss 131 formed in the central portion of the support member 130 . , may be formed in the central portion of the reinforcing member 140 viewed in the longitudinal direction.

Since the reinforcing member 140 is coupled to the boss 131 , the reinforcing member 140 may be in close contact with the support member 130 at the central portion.

If the boss 131 is not formed on the support member 130 , the central portion of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 may be in an excited state. In this case, when a coupling failure occurs in the operation of coupling the first screw bolt 210 and the second screw bolt 220 to the front and rear portions of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 , respectively. Excitement can worsen.

When the lifting state worsens, the support member 130 and the first shelf part 110 and the second shelf part 120 supported by the support member 130 may be bent due to the tensile force of the reinforcing member 140 made of a metal material. Accordingly, the entire shelf device 100 may be bent in the vertical direction or in the left and right directions, resulting in product defects.

In addition, when the shelf device 100 is disposed in the refrigerating compartment 10 or the freezing compartment 20 in a low temperature state, due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficients of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 made of different materials, the shelf The entire device 100 may be bent in the vertical direction or in the left and right directions.

In the embodiment, the boss 131 is formed in the center of the support member 130 and a first coupling groove corresponding thereto is formed in the reinforcing member 140 , and at the center of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 . By coupling them in close contact with each other, the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 can be firmly coupled in the entire longitudinal direction thereof.

Due to this structure, it is possible to effectively suppress the bending of the entire shelf apparatus 100 due to the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140 being lifted from their central portions.

On the other hand, in the central portion of the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140, without using a coupling mechanism such as a separate bolt, the support member 130 and The reinforcing member 140 may be coupled.

Due to this structure, it is possible to reduce the working time for coupling the support member 130 and the reinforcing member 140, and it is possible to reduce the work defects caused by the work of fastening the coupling mechanism.

Referring to FIG. 8 , first, the front portion of the reinforcing member 140 may be fitted into a gap formed by the outer side of the support member 130 and the coupling portion 132 being spaced apart from each other. Next, the through hole of the reinforcing member 140 may be inserted into the support member 130 , and the central portion of the reinforcing member 140 may be coupled to the central portion of the support member 130 .

Through the above-described operation, the reinforcing member 140 can be easily coupled to the outer side surface of the support member 130 by shape fitting.

Next, the reinforcing member 140 may be firmly coupled to the support member 130 by fastening the first screw bolt 210 and the second screw bolt 220 .

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed in the present specification. It is obvious that variations can be made. In addition, although the effects according to the configuration of the present invention have not been explicitly described and described while describing the embodiments of the present invention, it is natural that the effects predictable by the configuration should also be recognized.

10: Refrigerator
11: storage room
20: Freezer
30: first door
40: second door
100: lathe
110: first shelf
120: second shelf
130: support member
130a: upper side
130b: extension
131: Boss
132: coupling part
1321: first through hole
140: reinforcing member
141: first insertion hole
142: second insertion hole
143: third insertion hole
210: first screw bolt
220: second screw bolt

Claims (9)

In the refrigerator including a shelf device provided in a storage room,
The shelf device is
a first shelf;
a second shelf portion provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf portion;
a support member coupled to both sides of the first shelf part and the rest supporting the second shelf part protruding forward from both sides of the first shelf part and sliding; and
A reinforcing member coupled to the support member and reinforcing the rigidity of the support member
including,
A boss protruding in the lateral direction of the support member is formed on one side of the support member,
In the reinforcing member, a first insertion hole into which the boss is inserted is formed in a portion corresponding to the boss,
refrigerator. According to claim 1,
The support member and the reinforcing member are each formed as a pair,
refrigerator. According to claim 1,
A coupling portion protruding downwardly and having a first through hole formed in an inner direction of the support member is formed on the front portion of the support member,
A second insertion hole is formed in a portion corresponding to the first through hole in the front portion of the reinforcing member,
refrigerator. 4. The method of claim 3,
A first screw bolt is fastened to the first through hole and the second insertion hole, so that the support member and the reinforcing member are coupled to each other,
refrigerator. 4. The method of claim 3,
The first insertion hole is formed in the central portion of the reinforcing member at the rear of the second insertion hole,
refrigerator. 6. The method of claim 5,
A third insertion hole to which a second screw bolt is fastened is formed in the rear portion of the reinforcing member,
refrigerator. 7. The method of claim 6,
The reinforcing member is disposed inside the coupling portion,
The first insertion hole and the third insertion hole are disposed on the outer side of the support member,
refrigerator. a first shelf;
a second shelf portion provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the first shelf portion;
a support member coupled to both sides of the first shelf part and the rest supporting the second shelf part protruding forward from both sides of the first shelf part and sliding; and
A reinforcing member coupled to the support member and reinforcing the rigidity of the support member
including,
A boss protruding in the lateral direction of the support member is formed on one side of the support member, and a first insertion hole into which the boss is inserted is formed in the central portion of the reinforcing member in a portion corresponding to the boss,
A coupling portion having a first through hole protruding downward and formed in an inward direction of the support member is formed in the front portion of the support member, and a first through hole is formed in a portion corresponding to the first through hole in the front portion of the reinforcing member. 2 The insertion hole is formed,
shelf device. 9. The method of claim 8,
A third insertion hole to which a second screw bolt is fastened is formed in the rear portion of the reinforcing member,
The reinforcing member is disposed inside the coupling portion,
The first insertion hole and the third insertion hole are disposed on the outer side of the support member,
shelf device.

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